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The character "嚎" is structured as a phono-semantic compound combining the mouth radical (口) with the component 豪, where the radical indicates vocal sound and the component primarily supplies phonetic value while contributing a sense of intensity or force. Etymologically, the use of 豪 as a phonetic element links the character to sounds associated with vigorous expression, leading to its core meaning of loud, mournful cries. Over time, "嚎" has been applied to describe the howling of animals such as wolves and the wailing of humans in grief, consistently representing prolonged, distressed vocalizations.
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狗在门外嚎叫。
婴儿大声地嚎哭。
他痛苦地嚎了一声。
风声中传来狼的嚎叫。
荒野上回荡着嚎叫声。
听到噩耗，她不禁嚎啕大哭。
那个罪犯在监狱里嚎叫了一整夜。
在暴风雨的夜晚，狂风呼啸如同鬼嚎。